The State University of New York Board of Trustees announced the appointment of SUNY Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley as interim chancellor on Monday, Dec. 20. President Stanley brings nearly 45 years of campus leadership to SUNY and will begin serving as interim chancellor on Jan. 15, 2022.
This month, Stanley will step down as the 10th President of SUNY Oswego after 25 years. She established the Presidential Scholarship Program for outstanding academic achievers, the Possibility Scholarship Program, and the pioneering Oswego Guarantee that promises the necessary classes will be available for students to complete a degree within four consecutive years and, during those years, there will be no increase in the cost of room or meal plans.
President Stanley has been an invited speaker and panelist at regional, national, and international venues on topics such as sexual assault on campus, experiential learning practices, and leadership. She served on the American Council on Education’s Board of Directors, is a past chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Board of Directors.
She is current chair of the American Academic Leadership Institute, and serves on numerous other education, climate, and leadership boards and institutes. Locally, she served as board chair of CenterState CEO. President Stanley has served as a member of the CNY Regional Economic Development Council since its inception and was recently appointed as its co-chair.
President Stanley earned her baccalaureate degree with honors and juris doctor degree from Syracuse University.
The SUNY Board of Trustees also announced they are launching a global search in January 2022 for the permanent SUNY Chancellor. They plan to work with an executive search firm to identify, recruit, and encourage potential candidates; review the qualifications of applicants; and verify the credentials of all finalists.
Published: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:50:31 +0000 by e.bryant